<tr><ti>Gateway</ti><ti>The IP address of the computer which will forward the packets that are not meant for the local network (most of the time the computer which shares the internet connection)</ti><ti>192.168.1.1</ti></tr>

<ti>ext2/3 highly recommended (easiest); if ReiserFS then mount with <c>-o notail</c>. If you will be using ext3 or ReiserFS, you must add the size of the journal to the partitionsize; in these cases 64 Megabytes is recommended</ti>

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<ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti>

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<ti>swap partition (no longer a 128 Megabyte limit, now 2GB)</ti>

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<ti>Generally, configure a swap area that is between one and two times the size of the physical RAM in your system</ti>

<li><c>boot=/dev/hda</c> tells LILO to install itself on the first hard disk on the first IDE controller.</li>

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<li><c>map=/boot/map</c> states the map file. In normal use, this should not be modified. </li>

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<li><c>install=/boot/boot.b</c> tells LILO to install the specified file as the new boot sector. In normal use, this should not be altered. If the install line is missing, LILO will assume a default of <path>/boot/boot.b</path> as the file to be used. </li>

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<li>The existence of <c>prompt</c> tells LILO to display the classic <e>lilo:</e> prompt at bootup. While it is not recommended that you remove the prompt line, if you do remove it, you can still get a prompt by holding down the [Shift] key while your machine starts to boot. </li>

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<li><c>timeout=50</c> sets the amount of time that LILO will wait for user input before proceeding with booting the default line entry. This is measured in tenths of a second, with 50 as the default. </li>

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<li><c>lba32</c> describes the hard disk geometry to LILO. Another common entry here is linear. You should not change this line unless you are very aware of what you are doing. Otherwise, you could put your system in an unbootable state. </li>

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<li><c>default=linux</c> refers to the default operating system for LILO to boot from the options listed below this line. The name linux refers to the label line below in each of the boot options. </li>

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<li><c>image=/boot/bzImage</c> specifies the linux kernel to boot with this particular boot option. </li>

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<li><c>label=linux</c> names the operating system option in the LILO screen. In this case, it is also the name referred to by the default line. </li>

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<li><c>read-only</c> specifies that the root partition (see the root line below) is read-only and cannot be altered during the boot process. </li>

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<li><c>root=/dev/hda3</c> tells LILO what disk partition to use as the root partition. </li>

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After you have edited your <path>lilo.conf</path> file, it is time to run LILO